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of which had been described by Walker, and placed by him amongst 

 the Lithosidct. Mr. H. Goss exhibited specimens of Callimorpha Jura, 

 taken in August last by Major-General Garden in South Devon, and 

 observed that the species appeared to be getting commoner in this 

 country, as Gen. Garden had caught seventeen specimens in five days. 

 Mr. Goss said that the object of the exhibition was to ascertain the 

 opinion of the meeting as to the manner in which this species had been 

 introduced into this country. A long discussion on this subject and 

 on the geographical distribution of the species ensued, in which Mr. G. 

 T. Baker, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Barrett, Colonel Swinhoe, Mr. M'Lachlan, 

 Mr. Verrall, Capt. Elwes, Mr. Fenn, Mr. Jacoby, and others took part. 

 Mr. C. J. Gahan contributed a paper entitled " On South American 

 species of Diabrotka : an Appendix to Part II." Mr. M'Lachlan con- 

 tributed a paper entitled " Descriptions of new species of holopthalmous 

 AscalapJiidce.'''' Mr. W. L. Distant communicated a paper entitled 

 " Descriptions of four new species of the genus Fulgora." Mr. F. 

 Knock read a paper entitled " Additional notes and observations on the 

 life-history of Atypus piceusT Every detail in the life history of this 

 spider was most elaborately illustrated by a large number of photographs, 

 made by Mr. Enock from his original drawings, and shown by means 

 of the oxy-hydrogen lantern. A discussion followed, in which Mr. C. 

 O. Waterhouse, Dr. Sharp, Mr. G. C. Champion, the Rev. A. E. Eaton, 

 Mr. P. Crowley, and others took part. — H. Goss, Hon. Sec. 



City of London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 Thursday, Oclober \^th, 1891. — B'.xhibits : — Lepidoptera. — Mr. Boden, 

 a series of Hesperia lineola taken near Strood in September, and a 

 dark specimen of Melauargia galathea. He also showed the specimen 

 of a Noctiia bred from a tomato, previously exhibited on August 6th. 

 This insect had since been identified as Prodrenia litioralis, Boisduval, 

 a species hitherto unknown in Britain. He stated that he had failed to 

 obtain any information as to the locality from which the tomato came, 

 but expressed an opinion that seeing how extensively this fruit was 

 now cultivated in England, it was quite possible that the insect might 

 become naturalized in this country. The larva was brown, with a pig- 

 like head, and fed on the interior of the tomato during the night, 

 resting during the day, in a straight posture, outside the fruit. The 

 cocoon, which he also exhibited, was formed just under the surface of 

 the sand at the bottom of the garden-pot in which the insect had been 

 bred. Dr. Sequeira, Xa7ithia silago, Epione apiciaria, Scotosia dubitata, 

 Evinulcsia affiuHala, Cidaria silaceaia, a very small specimen of 

 Abraxas grossu/ariata, diwd. many others. Mr. Quail, life-histories of 

 Eurymetie dolpbraria and Pericallia syringaria ; also a specimen of 

 Folyominaius virgaurcea, taken on a thistle head at Birling Gap, near 

 Seaford, August 4th, 1891. The specimen was a male, in good 

 condition, being, however, slightly worn and appearing to have been 

 on the wing for some days. Mr. Clark, a series of Dianthcecia 

 capsi7icola from the north of Ireland ; also specimens of Noctua festiva 

 and N. conflua from various localities. Mr. Southey, Noctua ruin, N. 

 festiva and N. triaj?gulu?u, with preserved larvae of each. Dr. Buckell, 

 .\octua festiva from London district and York, and so-called wax.conflua 

 from Aberdeen, N. sobrina from Perth, N. augur from Highgate and 

 N. rubi from Suffolk and Muswell Hill. Amongst the latter was a 



